The West Indies Cricket Team

West Indies loses the last test match, going down 2-0 in the series with one match being drawn. So, the record for the West Indies against South Africa in this tour was:

T-20 – 0-2

ODI – 0-5

Tests – 0-2

In the final test that just completed, scores were: West Indies 231 & 161 / South Africa 346 & 49-3.

Shame Shame Shame. How low we have sunk, primarily because of our board and lack of discipline from our players.

Raymond Stewart

Raymond Stewart, former sprinting great from Jamaica and now coach of disgraced US track runners, has been banned for life from the sport on the charge of obtaining performance-enhancing drugs for players.

The US Anti-doping Agency (USADA) determined that Raymond Stewart bought drugs from Angel Memo Heredia. Raymond Stewart joins coaches Trevor Graham, another Jamaican, and Remi Korchemny as the only coaches to be banned from the sport by the USADA for supplying athletes with drugs.

Ghana 2 – USA 1 (match went into extra time after locked at 1-1 after regulation)

For game 3 in the group stage, I expected both US and Ghana to top their groups so they wouldn’t face each other but, alas, Ghana didn’t hold up their end of the bargain and my two favorite teams had to face off in the round of 16. Bitter-sweet moment. Read more